diff --git a/docs/guide/output-formats.md b/docs/guide/output-formats.md
index a086fb7..4317ee6 100644
--- a/docs/guide/output-formats.md
+++ b/docs/guide/output-formats.md
@@ -206,11 +206,17 @@ const output = new Output({
 The following options are available:
 ```ts
 type Mp3OutputFormatOptions = {
+	xingHeader?: boolean;
 	onXingFrame?: (data: Uint8Array, position: number) => unknown;
 };
 ```
+- `xingHeader`\
+	Controls whether the Xing header, which contains additional metadata as well as an index, is written to the start of the MP3 file. Defaults to `true`.
+	::: info
+	When set to `false`, this option ensures [append-only writing](#append-only-writing).
+	:::
 - `onXingFrame`\
-	Will be called once the Xing metadata frame is finalized, which happens at the end of the writing process.
+	Will be called once the Xing metadata frame is finalized, which happens at the end of the writing process. This callback only fires if `xingHeader` isn't set to `false`.
 
 ::: info
 Most browsers don't support encoding MP3. Use the official [`@mediabunny/mp3-encoder`](./extensions/mp3-encoder) package to polyfill an encoder.
diff --git a/src/mp3/mp3-muxer.ts b/src/mp3/mp3-muxer.ts
index d461543..051bcf9 100644
--- a/src/mp3/mp3-muxer.ts
+++ b/src/mp3/mp3-muxer.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ export class Mp3Muxer extends Muxer {
 		const release = await this.mutex.acquire();
 
 		try {
-			if (!this.xingFrameData) {
+			const writeXingHeader = this.format._options.xingHeader !== false;
+
+			if (!this.xingFrameData && writeXingHeader) {
 				const view = toDataView(packet.data);
 				if (view.byteLength < 4) {
 					throw new Error('Invalid MP3 header in sample.');
@@ -97,11 +99,14 @@ export class Mp3Muxer extends Muxer {
 
 			this.validateAndNormalizeTimestamp(track, packet.timestamp, packet.type === 'key');
 
-			this.framePositions.push(this.writer.getPos());
 			this.writer.write(packet.data);
 			this.frameCount++;
 
 			await this.writer.flush();
+
+			if (writeXingHeader) {
+				this.framePositions.push(this.writer.getPos());
+			}
 		} finally {
 			release();
 		}
diff --git a/src/output-format.ts b/src/output-format.ts
index 5f22e3d..5faebcb 100644
--- a/src/output-format.ts
+++ b/src/output-format.ts
@@ -475,6 +475,12 @@ export class WebMOutputFormat extends MkvOutputFormat {
  * @public
  */
 export type Mp3OutputFormatOptions = {
+	/**
+	 * Controls whether the Xing header, which contains additional metadata as well as an index, is written to the start
+	 * of the MP3 file. When disabled, the writing process becomes append-only. Defaults to true.
+	 */
+	xingHeader?: boolean;
+
 	/**
 	 * Will be called once the Xing metadata frame is finalized.
 	 *
@@ -496,6 +502,9 @@ export class Mp3OutputFormat extends OutputFormat {
 		if (!options || typeof options !== 'object') {
 			throw new TypeError('options must be an object.');
 		}
+		if (options.xingHeader !== undefined && typeof options.xingHeader !== 'boolean') {
+			throw new TypeError('options.xingHeader, when provided, must be a boolean.');
+		}
 		if (options.onXingFrame !== undefined && typeof options.onXingFrame !== 'function') {
 			throw new TypeError('options.onXingFrame, when provided, must be a function.');
 		}